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  • Arrest made following pub car park attack

    AN ARREST has been made after a man was attacked outside a pub and left with a fractured skull. Police have arrested a 23-year-old man in connection with the attack outside The Beacon, in Kings Road, South Ham. The incident, which took place

  • Training experience for dementia carers

    CARE workers for a care agency in Old Basing stepped into the shoes of people with dementia on Tuesday. Employees with Home Instead Care Basingstoke, in Basing Road, were joined by special guests mayor of Basingstoke and Deane, Cllr Diane Taylor

  • Upgrade to make sports club more inclusive

    A SPORTS club in Basingstoke will be renovating its facilities to be more inclusive. Basingstoke Town Bowling Club, in Fairfields Road, is being supported by Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council (BDBC) with a large grant from the Local Infrastructure

  • VIEW FROM WESTMINSTER: Protecting our environment

    WITH summer around the corner, many of us will be spending a lot more time outdoors, enjoying the beautiful countryside that we are so lucky to have here in North East Hampshire. I really believe we live in a special part of our green and pleasant

  • Meeting to hear about restoration work

    RESIDENTS looking to do their part in helping to restore a natural habitat in Tadley are being invited to hear more about the project. During a recent public consultation, residents showed their support in declaring Wigmore Heath a Local Nature

  • Brian will be sadly missed

    AFTER a short illness local angler Brian Orchard passed away recently at the age of 82 years, writes PETE HOWES. Brian moved to Basingstoke from West London in the mid 1960s when after a time fishing for various clubs he joined the town’s top

  • MPs pick their candidates in race to be named prime minister

    MPs in the area have given their public backing to candidates in the race to become the next Conservative party leader. Following the departure of Theresa May from 10 Downing Street last week, candidates from the Conservative party have been jockeying

  • Masonic night supports charity day

    A BOOST for a prominent Basingstoke cause has come from a charity night. Bev Harfield and her husband Dave were the driving forces behind the Beaconsfield Ladies Festival Charity Night at the Apollo Hotel – a special event that marked, and celebrated